December 12, 2012

Today is the Feast Day of Our Lady of Guadalupe

People around the world, from diverse backgrounds and economic levels, come to seek her help, to fulfill a promise, and to gaze at Juan Diego’s cloak, or tilma, which miraculously still has Our Lady’s image preserved on the cactus-fiber cloth. On December 12, her feast day, millions visit the site. In 2002, the Catholic Church canonized Juan Diego as the first indigenous saint of the Americas.

It is a pleasure to share this story and cultural tradition.

A note from the blog manager about today's BOOK GIVEAWAY:All you need to do to win one of 5 copies of The Beautiful Lady is add a comment below. Winners will be selected at random. I'll note the winners in a post tomorrow morning and you can email me your address.

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Bookjoy! I coined the word years ago and readers always smile when I say it. They know the private pleasure of settling down with a good book. I began this blog in spring 2008. Writing ZING! I thought about the creative process and how we are all creative, right? Since developing that part of ourselves enriches our lives and the lives of those around us, I decided to make creativity a major theme of this blog. Spring 2011, I started a Bookjoy Creativity Salon. Each month I'll write a post about my reading and writing, and I'll interview someone doing interesting creative work. I welcome your suggestions.

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"Talented educators who hone the gift of making connections, respectful of every student, have transformative powers."